Expand your culinary horizons with Jamie Oliver’s Cookbook Club! Each month Jamie handpicks a new book to shine a light on, sharing recipes for you to try at home. This is about getting inspired and celebrating amazing authors, cultures and food from all over the world, as well as sharing your experiences with other home cooks.
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Each month Cookbook Club explores a different cookbook, handpicked by Jamie. This group is about getting inspired and celebrating amazing authors, cultures and food from all over the world.
Get involved now by joining our Facebook group and check out Jamie’s picks below.
By Nagi Maehash
If you’re searching for what to cook for dinner, look no further! Nagi brings us her ultimate curation of delicious, foolproof recipes that are sure to become firm favourites. Expect plenty of helpful tips, swaps and leftover guidance, plus photos and how-to videos for every dish. From speedy weeknight winners to comfort food and special treats, there’s something for every occasion. Dinner, done!
By Max La Manna
Max’s cookbook flips food waste on its head, with tons of genuinely useful recipes, tips and solutions that make the most of the foods we waste the most. Super-accessible, affordable and vegetable-forward, his everyday vegan recipes are flex enough that non-vegans will find it helpful, too. Split up into food groups, chapters are easy to navigate based on what you cook the most, with a bonus section dedicated to brilliantly helpful hacks. You’ll never look at coffee grounds the same way again!
By Anastasia Miari
Join Anastasia on her culinary journey as she’s welcomed into the kitchens of grandmothers across Greece. Filled with time-perfected techniques, memories and stories from each yiayia, the book is a celebration of their lives through cooking. Deeply personal and filled with beautiful snippets of Greek life, you’ll find everything from popular dishes such as moussaka and Greek salad to lesser-known delicacies such as stuffed courgettes from Lesvos and watermelon cake from Milos.
By Amy Newsome
Our July pick celebrates honey in the most beautiful way, with some truly delicious recipes. Amy not only gives us a fascinating insight into how honey is made, the beekeeper’s year and more, she also shows us the full range of how you can cook with honey. You’ll find gorgeous sweet and savoury recipes championing different varieties of honey, from honeyed chipotle lamb tacos to saffron & apricot honey buns, as well as delicious cocktails and mocktails.
By Su Scott
Su shares comforting recipes that prove delicious Korean food can easily be made at home. A love letter from mother to daughter, it’s so much more than a beautiful compilation of dishes, as she shares the meaning and importance of each recipe, and celebrates the power of food in connecting us all. You’ll find recipes ranging from kimchi fried rice to Korean fried chicken and lots more.
By Tim Siadatan
Since graduating from the original intake of Jamie’s Fifteen mentoring scheme, Tim Siadatan has taken the London food scene by storm. Packed with recipes from his first restaurant, Trullo: The Cookbook is all about laid-back, big-flavour Italian cooking with a British twist. Think bold pasta dishes, knockout feasts and simple desserts that require minimal prep work and washing up.
By Lerato Umah-Shaylor
Celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of African cooking with award-winning writer Lerato as your guide. Combining recipes passed down from generations with her creative and modern style, this debut cookbook is rich in flavour, diverse in culture and steeped in tradition. Choose from more than 100 inspiring and accessible recipes to bring the taste of the continent into your kitchen.
By Gennaro Contaldo
‘Cucina povera’ (poor kitchen) is the food that traditionally fed Italy’s poorer communities and it remains the basis of many much-loved Italian dishes. It’s the sort of cooking that Gennaro himself was brought up on, and still cooks to this day. If you’re looking to eat seasonally, elevate humble ingredients and spend less, this is the book for you.
By Karan Gokani
Bring a little piece of the award-winning restaurant chain Hoppers into your home with its Creative Director’s debut cookbook. With recipes inspired by Sri Lankan home cooking; as well as the food served at roadside shacks, kitchens and stalls across the country, this is a proper celebration of Sri Lanka’s incredible food scene.
By Theo Randall
Growing up, Theo remembers his mother’s pantry being stocked to the brim with beautiful ingredients brought back from family holidays to Italy. Inspired by that nostalgia and an inherited love of food, this is his take on the very best of simple, Italian home cooking. Expect chapters on porcini mushrooms, Parmesan, breadcrumbs, and beyond.
By Jamie Oliver
With over 120 simple one-pan wonders, ONE is all about dishing up tasty, fuss-free food using just one pan. Think minimal ingredients without ever compromising on flavour, and — of course — less washing up.
By Hawa Hassan with Julia Turshen
Explore more than 75 recipes and stories gathered from ‘bibis’ (or ‘grandmothers’) across eight African nations. Curated by Somali chef Hawa Hassan and food writer Julia Turshen, this incredible volume is a real celebration of family, love and tradition – and totally delicious food, of course!
By Hasan Semay
North-London based chef and ex-Fifteen graduate Big Has believes food has the power to bring people together. Combining influences from his Cypriot heritage with his time working in professional kitchens, Has brings us honest and accessible food with heaps of flavour
By Olia Hercules
Award-winning cookery writer and London-based Ukrainian chef Olia shares her most intimate book yet. Drawing on all the places she has called home throughout the years, Olia treats us to over 100 of her most comforting recipes.
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By Dominique Woolf
Well-deserved winner of The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver dishes up her debut cookbook. Inspired by her love of ingredients and food from around Asia, these simple recipes are perfect for any day of the week.
By Edson Diaz Fuentes
Chef Edson Diaz-Fuentes brings a taste of Mexico City to the home kitchen. With crab tostadas, Pibil-style pork ribs and mezcal sours on offer, this is an absolute riot of colour and flavour.
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By Michael James
Comforting, versatile and brimming with new ideas, this is the baking book for people who love all things savoury. From sausage rolls and quiches to tried-and-tested pastry recipes, this is a masterclass in baking.
By Georgina Hayden
Inspired by dishes traditionally eaten during periods of fasting across the Mediterranean, Middle East and Eastern Europe, Georgina shares over 120 vegan recipes that have stood the test of time.
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By Maunika Gowardhan
Indian cook Maunika proves just how easy it is to recreate a traditional Thali at home. Featuring recipes such as Tadka dal, Punjabi kadhai paneer and Spinach & ginger chicken curry, this is a love letter to Indian home-cooking.
By Mandy Yin
Mandy Yin shares her collection of beautiful Malaysian recipes, based on those handed down from her mother and the dishes developed for her award-winning restaurant, Sambal Shiok. Accessible, inspiring and full of flavour.
By Timothy Pakron
Explore plant-based cooking, Southern-style, with Timothy Pakron as your guide. From classic gumbo and shiitake bacon to sophisticated chocolate chip cookies, these recipes prove that vegan food doesn’t mean compromising on flavour.
By Anja Dunk
Celebrate the festive season with Anja’s traditional German Christmas bakes. Packed with over 100 easy-to-follow recipes and plenty of foodie inspiration for December, this book is bound to become a family favourite.
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By Meera Sodha
Inspired by dishes typically found across South, East and South-East Asia, Meera is on a mission to get us eating more veg. From kimchi pancakes to miso brownies, these recipes are practical, plant-based and – above all – delicious.
By Sarit Packer & Itamar Srulovich
Join Honey & Co’s Sarit and Itamar on their journey across the Levant to discover the very best flavours and traditions of the Middle Eastern grill. Expect plenty of barbecue food, straightforward recipes and inspiration from the best fire-fuelled eateries.
By Zoe Adjonyoh
With traditional Ghanaian recipes remixed for the modern kitchen, Zoe shares her passion for Ghana’s great ingredients, subtle flavour profiles and cooking methods in a super-accessible way.
By Uyen Luu
Uyen Luu celebrates the beauty of Vietnamese cooking with delicious recipes that couldn’t be simpler to recreate at home. From caramelised pork belly to crêpes with prawns, this book showcases just how easy Vietnamese food can be.